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A chartered plane carrying a first-division Brazilian soccer team to the biggest game in its history crashed in the northwestern Colombian mountains on Monday night, killing 76 of the 81 people on board.

According to reports, the plane took off from Bolivia and was flying over the small town of La Union at around 10 p.m. when the crew declared an emergency. The plane crashed at around 10:15 p.m. in a mountainous area about 22 miles from the airport.

While it was unclear what caused the crash, local media said the plane had reported an electrical fault shortly before it disappeared off radar screens. Six people initially survived the crash, but one of them died a short time later.

The 72 passengers included members of Chapecoense, a Brazilian soccer team that had risen in popularity to play in one of South America's most prestigious tournaments. The top-league team was scheduled to face off against Atletico Nacional in the Copa Sudamerica finals on Wednesday in Medellin.

It was the first time the relatively unknown team had reached the final of a major South American tournament. On Tuesday, Atletico Nacional offered the championship to Chapecoense.

And in a new interview published on Thursday, the college student admitted that she received a ton of hateful messages -- including death and rape threats -- following the crybaby candidate's digital tantrum.

The now-19-year-old explained to The Washington Post that she couldn't have anticipated the kind of backlash she received, saying: